ATTN: Oil Filter Engineer at Ford.
#32
#33
I sure wish that they kept using the remote filter location like I had on my 1998 F-150--frame mounted right behind the bumper. I did get the factory filter off my 2010 without incurring a hernia so I consider myself fortunate indeed.
#34
#35
Also, keep in mind Ford has gotten real picky when it come to warranty work and if they see a K&N filter on a new truck with engine oiling issues they may have a cause to void the warranty.
#36
My filter looked the same. I forgot the filter tool and I already drained the oil (I was at the shop at work). The tool cage was locked but I found a strap wrench and still couldnt get the bugger off. A guy I work with happened to be in the building still and had the plier type oil filter wrench and it did the job. I spent about 1 hr trying to get that thing off before i got the wrench. i was so pissed.
#37
#40
I don't recommend this tool at all. I bought one just like it from Snap-On for a specific vehicle or I should say piece of equipment for aircraft support I must have had every tool made for oil filters at my arsenal in my tool book. But this one caused me more problems than any other one. It just crushed the filter in three different places usually causing a leak. So, then I had to deal with leaking filter while trying to remove it. I gave it back to the Snap-On guy.
#41
I don't recommend this tool at all. I bought one just like it from Snap-On for a specific vehicle or I should say piece of equipment for aircraft support I must have had every tool made for oil filters at my arsenal in my tool book. But this one caused me more problems than any other one. It just crushed the filter in three different places usually causing a leak. So, then I had to deal with leaking filter while trying to remove it. I gave it back to the Snap-On guy.
#42
#43
One thing I have found in changing the few oil filters on my F-150's over the years is to apply steady pressure rather than trying to give it a quick jerk like you would for a nut or bolt. You are going against rubber, and that quick jerk does no good at all. I also have the end cap filter wrenchs and used them to take off the OEM filter, and now use the one that fits the aftermarket Fl-820S.
#44
#45
In the last few years, Dana sold off the Aftermarket brands (now Affinia) and Bosch bought Purolator.
If you look at the holes in the base plate of the OES vs the OEM, one is oblong and the other has round holes.